DUE (elektro's vocabulary)

1. None of us have not understood each other.
2. I have pictures of the Kremlin, but Chris has none of the Kremlin pictures
3. I am all thumbs with English, but Chris and Mark can none speak Russian
Clear?
 
Almost :thumbs:
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elektro said:
1. None of us have not understood each other.
2. I have pictures of the Kremlin, but Chris has none of the Kremlin pictures
3. I am all thumbs with English, but Chris and Mark can none NOT speak Russian
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Cobra said:
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:'( Three mistakes in three sentences are the awful thing :'(
My knowledge of English is NONE
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Don't cry Elektro :hug: :D
English is a b'stard to learn and you are doing very well :thumbs:
I fully understood what you meant but the sentances were not gramatically correct thats all :thumbs:
 
elektro said:
Okay! I keep my chin up... how you advised me...
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btw, I think b'stard will be next new word ;)
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A child born out of wed-lock ( true meaning)

A general insult
or slang for something that is
a) difficult to do
b) something unexpected (usually "negative" )

:D
 
None of my friends like the music I listen to
Chris is cool, but none of his jokes are funny :lol:

Hi Elektro, Saw this thread the other day, but I didnt have enough time to post anything.

Hope you found my sentences helpful :thumbs:

Jordie
 
I'm afraid you created bad blood with Chris after your explanation of None. ;)
Be careful, Jordie. Chris has some of the rat poison. :eek:
 
elektro said:
Okay! I do my chin up...
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:D

I don't want you to learn English, you'll just be a bland characterless robot, posting perfectly written English.
Often, I want to post in my native tongue, but I fear it would be far less comprehensible than English.........with a Russian twist.
 
elektro said:
I'm afraid you created bad blood with Chris after your explanation of None. ;)
Be careful, Jordie. Chris has some of the rat poison. :eek:
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Chris wouldn't dare poison me. I am too cool :p
 
joxby said:
:D

I don't want you to learn English, you'll just be a bland characterless robot, posting perfectly written English.
Often, I want to post in my native tongue, but I fear it would be far less comprehensible than English.........with a Russian twist.
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Thats a toughy and possibley a whole new thread so..................
Do "you" help teach someone the Queens English or how its actually spoken
by 90% of the population :shrug:
 
:gag: Queens English :gag:
Does it mean the court language, reference-class language?
 
elektro said:
What the tongue did you mean?
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Its more an accent than a tongue, pronunciation, I want to spell the words how I say them, I want to construct sentences the way I say them, not how they are spelt/grammar in the dictionary.
That's kinda how I read your English, with a regional accent/dialect.
I'm sure Moscow Russian sounds different to St Petersburg Russian, or at least you can tell the difference ?
 
Cobra said:
Thats a toughy and possibley a whole new thread so..................
Do "you" help teach someone the Queens English or how its actually spoken
by 90% of the population :shrug:
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In this instance, we gotta help elektro pass his English exams, so it'll have to be the Queens.
Its like passing a driving test, once you've done it you can drive how the heck you want...:)
 
As for the difference between Moscow and St Petersburg pronunciation, they are the same, but the most of regions of Russia have the absolutely different one.
However, the construction of sentences, cases, tenses are the same!
 
elektro said:
:gag: Queens English :gag:
Does it mean the court language, reference-class language?
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Thats actually quite difficult to actually discribe :thinking:

There are ways of saying things and writing them both correct
but I will say one is more formal than the other. its easier to speak them than write them but I will try and give you a couple of examples

don't = do not
won't = ( will not) or would not
wouldn't = would not
you're = you are
 
joxby said:
In this instance, we gotta help elektro pass his English exams, so it'll have to be the Queens.
Its like passing a driving test, once you've done it you can drive how the heck you want...:)
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True enough :thumbs:
 
Adility of correct writing and using the grammar rules are not the most complicated thing for me.
Listening and speaking are more harder things!!!
 
elektro said:
Adility of correct writing and using the grammar rules are not the most complicated thing for me.
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They are for me and probably half the population of the UK ;)
 
Cobra said:
Thats actually quite difficult to actually discribe :thinking:

There are ways of saying things and writing them both correct
but I will say one is more formal than the other. its easier to speak them than write them but I will try and give you a couple of examples

don't = do not
won't = ( will not) or would not
wouldn't = would not
you're = you are
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The "Queens English" simply means to write or speak the language correctly without the use of dialect or regional variation.All languages are constantly changing.What is acceptable today would have seemed strange fifty years ago and even more so one hundred and fifty years ago.
Pete.
 
the fifth word is TO MIND
There is a lot of meanings this word and I am always confused with one
 
Toughie here Elektro

I must call to mind that I have a college interveiw on Friday
 
"mind" can refer to the brain ie to recollect or remember something as in Jordie's example

"to mind" can also mean
To mind the baby, ie watch the baby make sure he doesn't come to harm
To mind where you are going ie don't fall down that hole or tread in dog crap
 
I've understood none, neither Jordie explanation, nor Cobra ones. honest Injun!
:'(
 
Cobra said:
"mind" can refer to the brain ie to recollect or remember something as in Jordie's example

"to mind" can also mean
To mind the baby, ie watch the baby make sure he doesn't come to harm
To mind where you are going ie don't fall down that hole or tread in dog crap
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I will use cobras, because mine was quite hard.

To mind the baby, ie watch the baby make sure he doesn't come to harm

This one is simply saying that you must watch the baby so it doesnt hurt itself or touch anything it shouldnt touch.

To mind where you are going ie don't fall down that hole or tread in dog crap

And this one is to watch where you stand or walk so you dont hurt yourself or bump into someone.

Hope I have made more sense of it all for you :D
 
OK Also try this
TWO minds
this means undecided
and refers to the mental state as per "the mind"

maybe that example helps to see what we mean?
 
Okay,
the first meaning is to look after.
the second is be careful.
Clear?
 
TWO minds
this means undecided
and refers to the mental state as per "the mind"
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I comprehend nothing again. Stupid pupil...
 
elektro said:
I comprehend nothing again. Stupid pupil...
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Ok that was a bad example and probabley only confused you so ignore that
my mistake :)
 
first example To mind the baby, ie watch the baby make sure he doesn't come to harm

This one is simply saying that you must watch the baby so it doesnt hurt itself or touch anything it shouldnt touch.

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second example To mind where you are going ie don't fall down that hole or tread in dog crap

And this one is to watch where you stand or walk so you dont hurt yourself or bump into someone.



elektro said:
Okay,
the first meaning is to look after.
the second is be careful.
Clear?
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Yes :thumbs:
 
People from Scotland often use the term 'mind' instead of remember.

Mind can mean to avoid - "mind the gap" is often heard on the London underground so people do not fall down the gap between the platform and train.

Mind can also mean to look after - 'mind the baby' means to keep an eye on the baby to make sure nothing happens. A famous persons bodyguard is often called a 'minder'

Of course, it can also refer to the brain and thinking.
 
Cobra said:
Yes :thumbs:[/COLOR]
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:nuts::nuts::nuts:
BTW, It seems to me using look after and be careful is more everyday models than to mind. I'm wrong.

What about that meaning:
Do you mind my smoking?
I shouldn't mind marrying.
I don't mind if you go.

It seems to me more useful and abundant meaning :thinking:
 
elektro said:
:nuts::nuts::nuts:
BTW, It seems to me using look after and be careful is more everyday models than to mind. I'm wrong.

What about that meaning:
Do you mind my me smoking?
I shouldn't mind marrying. you
I don't mind if you go.

It seems to me more useful and abundant meaning :thinking:
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You are not wrong, its just different ways of saying the same thing

Yours are all valid examples :thumbs:
 
I want to draw a line above meaning of to mind:

to be careful
to look after
to remember
to avoid
to object

Please, order them from most important to less useful (In your opinion, sure)
 

to be careful
to avoid
to look after
to remember
to object
 
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